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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-375.792338
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-375.554470
Nuclear repulsion energy230.837663
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3380 3380 0.00      
2 Ag 1751 1751 0.00      
3 Ag 1385 1385 0.00      
4 Ag 1203 1203 0.00      
5 Ag 775 775 0.00      
6 Ag 571 571 0.00      
7 Ag 406 406 0.00      
8 Au 732 732 291.67      
9 Au 473 473 40.71      
10 Au 168 168 2.92      
11 Bg 821 821 0.00      
12 Bg 730 730 0.00      
13 Bu 3382 3382 175.26      
14 Bu 1797 1797 176.61      
15 Bu 1299 1299 795.34      
16 Bu 1185 1185 58.98      
17 Bu 655 655 20.73      
18 Bu 260 260 65.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10485.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10485.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
ABC
0.18368 0.12830 0.07554

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.057 0.764 0.000
C2 0.057 -0.764 0.000
O3 1.153 1.369 0.000
O4 -1.153 -1.369 0.000
O5 -1.153 1.328 0.000
O6 1.153 -1.328 0.000
H7 1.849 0.646 0.000
H8 -1.849 -0.646 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8
C11.53241.35242.39801.23232.41631.90932.2802
C21.53242.39801.35242.41631.23232.28021.9093
O31.35242.39803.57922.30592.69651.00343.6151
O42.39801.35243.57922.69652.30593.61511.0034
O51.23232.41632.30592.69653.51663.07802.0928
O62.41631.23232.69652.30593.51662.09283.0780
H71.90932.28021.00343.61513.07802.09283.9168
H82.28021.90933.61511.00342.09283.07803.9168

picture of Oxalic Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 112.306 C1 C2 O6 121.473
C1 O3 H7 107.354 C2 C1 O3 112.306
C2 C1 O5 121.473 C2 O4 H8 107.354
O3 C1 O5 126.221 O4 C2 O6 126.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability